Surprisingly refreshing quotes

The inauguration of the millennium is about to happen. Democrats are in control, and as scandalous as ever. conservatives can look forward to a difficult and frustrating four years. But conservatives are never ones to roll over - we'll take things in stride, work towards winning the next time and fight the corruption and bad ideas as best we can with the tools we have available (and in some cases, they really are tools).

So don't let your spirits falter as the Obama presidency approaches. In order to help give you a lift if you are in need of one, I've found some uplifting quotes that might surprise you as to their source. Perhaps more than the quotes, the sources might lift your spirits.

To them, the real United States is just flyover country. -- John Ratzenberger, actor

When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over there. -- Joe Strummer of The Clash

I'm a staunch anti-Castro individual. -- Andy Garcia, actor

I was a Reagan backer. It was a shock for some people that I could agree with anything that man would say. -- Neil Young, singer and songwriter

Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people. -- Tom Cruise, actor

Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true. There is, I believe, no other way to live. -- Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers quarterback

A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom. -- Bob Dylan, folk singer and writer

Politics is gut; commercials are gut. -- Frank Luntz, pollster

Do you think I want to be the one lone voice against the Hollywood liberal establishment? It's not going to do me any good. -- James Woods, actor

The last book I read was the book I've been re-reading most of my life, The Fountainhead. Vince Vaughn, actor

Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women. --Arnold Schwarzenegger